The 45-year-old, former Goldman Sachs investment banker who wound up on a pro-soccer team in Portugal. wsj.com/lifestyle/pro-… via The Wall Street Journal

Juan Forero Second option. He's going to 'win' by 10 points.

Juan Forero There is always a possibility that the regime could replace its candidate and/or postpone the election. The inaugural of a new administration isn’t til January 2025.

Juan Forero My guess is they will still hold the elections but will cheat.

So how does strongman Maduro respond in Venezuela to this fine mess? Declares a state of emergency and cancels elections? Goes through with the vote and cheats? Or allows free elections to take place?

Searching for elk antlers is apparently a thing. ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ explains in delightful story: wsj.com/us-news/wyomin…

The Iranian assault on Israel last month is likely to have drawn the keen interest of one world leader in particular: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. It’s a real-world text case of Western defenses for the leader of the Hermit Kingdom. wsj.com/world/asia/nor…

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Hamás en un comunicado: 'Apreciamos enormemente la posición del presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro... que consideramos una victoria por los sacrificios de nuestro pueblo y su justa causa' barrons.com/news/hamas-hai… via @BarronsOnline

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, usually prolific in his Tweets, has outdone himself today. He's posted more than 40 on pro-government protests that he initiated to push through broad social reforms that lawmakers in Congress have resisted.

Hard to read, but read it: nytimes.com/2024/04/30/opi…

“A pen is a much more primitive instrument,” Paul Auster told The Paris Review. “You feel that the words are coming out of your body and then you dig the words into the page. Writing has always had that tactile quality for me. It’s a physical experience.” nytimes.com/2024/04/30/boo…

Paul Auster, the incredibly inventive Brooklyn-based novelist who explored identity and parallel realities, has died. In addition to his engrossing books, watch the film he wrote, 'Smoke,' an arthouse classic that aligns well with the themes of his books. wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Governments in southern Europe cut red tape and corporate taxes to stimulate business and pushed through changes to their once-rigid labor markets. They also moved to reduce sky-high debts and deficits. The result: Growth. A lesson for Latin America? nytimes.com/2024/04/30/bus…

Americans favor Israel against Hamas by a margin of four-to-one and nearly three-quarters support an IDF operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to 'finish the war,' a Harvard CAPS/Harris survey shows. nypost.com/2024/04/29/us-…

The greatest layup in basketball history. If you disagree, you better come armed with some goddamn compelling video evidence.

Smartest post today 👇

More than a few basketball teams are starrier, sturdier, and deeper—and these New York Knicks are flawed, frazzled, and short handed—but the playoffs are about avoiding problems, and the Knicks are proving to be a bag of porcupines. wsj.com/sports/basketb…

China has vastly expanded trade and investment in Latin America, displacing the US. A Biden advisor thinks that may be an opening for the US is pass expanded trade deals with the region. ft.com/content/e113f9…

“I get that we’re rich assholes,” he said, “but at some level I’m also a father and I have to protect my daughter.” A Park City foodfight shows how the 1% scuffle (with lawyers, of course). wsj.com/us-news/park-c… via The Wall Street Journal